Hey everyone sorry there is not more baby news, and confessions to all the new babies! I understand my little Darvey may have a couple of birthday buddies :)
Sorry I haven't been on here much but it's been a pretty tough week! So here's my birthday story.... You may wish to look away!
Got admitted to hospital on Wednesday for I induction for a suspected large baby. The whole process was really nice and relaxed, I was really looked after. I explained my bad experience with the internal an the MW then gave me my own pod of gas and air so for every internal I was sucking away which took away alot of my anxiety. I got a reputation as the one with the gas and air after I started having really spaced out dreams at one point I was dancing to Darcey's heart rate whilst having an internal and talking to random bits of medical equipment like they were people, at one point I was offering the midwife it. Contractions started Wednesday afternoon and by Wednesday night I was having contractions so frequent but with no regulatory that they were worried as I was having no off time.
Thursday morning I went to queue for toast and tea and my waters broke this just made me stand in the corridor and cry haha. During the day the contractions slowed and became less intense so at 5.30pm it was decided to take me into delivery and start the hormone drip. I managed fine on gas and air and tens until about two hours in when the drip was up to about 16. This coincided with hand over which was great as the first MW was trying to persuade me to stay on gas and air, whilst the 2nd who was lovely said that if I thought I was going to end up with an epi then I might as well have it then. At this point I really didn't think I could last another 10mins let alone a few hours so I agreed, it didn't help that Darcey was pushing on my bladder Andy contractions were 2 mins apart I felt like I constantly needed a wee.
The anthestist came almost immediately and again was soooo nice. The epi changed my labour and made it enjoyable. I had it so I could still feel the contraction but that they weren't painful I went from fearing my labour to enjoying it!
I progressed nicely to 6cm over 6 hours but then did not progress any further for the 6, Darcey's head wouldn't fit in my pelvis therefore would apply the required pressure but with each contraction her head was swelling up more and more it was decided to do a c-section my OH would not stop crying. It was quite nice in a way as my MW stayed on and the anthetist wad the same etc so I felt very safe :)
Darcey was pulled out as she was well and truly stuck at 7.28am, and OH cried again haha! The epi went a little too high and I lost the use of one hand and the feeling in the other so found it upsetting that I could feel her.
I lost a lot of blood and required a blood transfusion (twice) and I had a blood clot. We were just about to be discharged on Sunday when Darcey got admitted to SCBU :( for jaundice... They were worried because she got it on day one and couldn't work out whether it was dehydration, or liver/kidney problems so we are still waiting on the outcome of that but fx we can be discharged today... Together! That has resulted in me bf and toping up which I have no problem with, but am struggling to get the right balance/routine still early days!
Sorry for the mammoth post